Common Law Community Lawyering Model

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Common Law

lawyers participate in the struggle for justicelawyers strengthen grassroots organizing "what legal services do your members need?" "our members need X legal services, which is relevant to a current organizing campaign" Community Partners

organize for social justicemembership bsed Common Law'sCommunity Lawyering Model

all members recieve free legal services from common law as a benefit of their membershiplegal services are provided through learning circles compried of common law attorneys, 4 - 6 members andorganizers. Building Collective Action

organizations retain and attract membersorganizing campaigns become stranger becausee individual legal struggles are tied to bigger pictureorganizations become less burdened and can focus more on organizing